OS X client compatibility with Retro 9 and 10 servers

[Ron Haines]

We have two retrospect servers, one in each of our buildings, and clients are backed up to each server on different weekdays. One server is Retrospect 9, and the other is a new Retrospect 10.5 (upgraded today from Retrospect 8). The clients are OS X and windows, with a range of OS versions. New in the log for the retrospect 10 server is the message "Version 6.3 client incompatible with Mac OS X 10.8 and higher." This wasn't in the log of the Retro 8 server, but it strongly suggests I need to update our OS X 10.8 clients to a retro client higher than 6.3. Keeping in mind I need to maintain compatibility with our Retro 9 server, which client is recommended for OS X 10.8 machines? Based on my own trials I know the Retro 10 client gives an 'incompatible version' error when you try to log it into a retro 9 server.  

 

thanks,

Ron

[bdunagan]

To maintain compatibility, you can use the Mac 9.0.2 client from our Archives: http://retrospect.com/en/support/archived. Both v9 and v10 servers can back it up.

[Ron Haines]

Thank you!

 

Ron

[Ron Haines]

A suggestion following on from my question. Our 10.5 Retrospect is showing lots of log lines:

 

Version 6.3 client incompatible with Mac OS X 10.8 and higher
Version 6.3 client incompatible with Mac OS X 10.8 and higher
Version 6.3 client incompatible with Mac OS X 10.8 and higher
Version 6.3 client incompatible with Mac OS X 10.8 and higher
Version 6.3 client incompatible with Mac OS X 10.8 and higher

 

It would be really really good if each message included the client name, because I cannot see any way of getting the OS version via Retrospect. I am seeing far more of these log lines than we have client machines, let alone clients running OS X 10.8 or higher.